Alberic II of Spoleto

Alberic II of Spoleto (912-954) was the Duke of Spoleto and ruler of Rome from 932 to 954. He was the son of Marozia, the brother of Pope John XI, and the father of Pope John XII.

Biography
Alberic was born in 912 to the House of Spoleto, and he was the son of Marozia, the most powerful woman in Rome. In 932 he deposed his own mother and became the new leader of Rome, having been mad at his stepfather Hugh of Arles for slapping him in the face for being clumsy. He exerted his influence over his brother, and on his death in 954 he nominated his son as Pope John XII.